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  • U unknowndentified10111

    Someone ask me this IQ Test and I got really annoyed when I found out the answer. Here it is: If 1 = 5, and 2 = 125, and 3 = 450, and 4 = 1250, then 5 = ?

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    leppie
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    Normally an IQ will provide you a multiple choice of answers. Else I will be playing my leppie's function card!

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      Normally an IQ will provide you a multiple choice of answers. Else I will be playing my leppie's function card!

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      Dalek Dave
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      Isn't that just an invite to your next soirée?

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      • U unknowndentified10111

        Someone ask me this IQ Test and I got really annoyed when I found out the answer. Here it is: If 1 = 5, and 2 = 125, and 3 = 450, and 4 = 1250, then 5 = ?

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        leppie
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        4500?

        IronScheme
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          4500?

          IronScheme
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          CPallini
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          Why not 50000000? :-D

          If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
          This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
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          In testa che avete, signor di Ceprano?

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            Why not 50000000? :-D

            If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
            This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
            [My articles]

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            Dalek Dave
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            Because that is reserved for larger values of Pi.

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              If that's really an equivalence on integers, I'm pretty sure it can be proven that x = y for all x and y that are integers. edit: actually, I'm not sure anymore. If this equivalence is assumed, do the usual integer axioms still hold? Is math still possible?

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              I think I'm onto the right way, but don't have it quite right yet: if there really is a function f(x), so that f(1) = 5, f(2) = 125, f(3) = 450 and f(4) = 1250 then this may help f(1) = 5 = 5^1 = 5^x f(2) = 125 = 5^3 = 5 ^ (x+1) = 5 * 5^x f(3) = 450 = 3.6 * 5^x f(4) = 1250 = 2 * 5^x At least I have found a way to show that all values are multiples of 5^x. If we bring this into the right form, we probably will quickly see the solution. Edit My current guess for f(5) would be around 5^x = 5^5 = 3125

              I'm invincible, I can't be vinced

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              • U unknowndentified10111

                Someone ask me this IQ Test and I got really annoyed when I found out the answer. Here it is: If 1 = 5, and 2 = 125, and 3 = 450, and 4 = 1250, then 5 = ?

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                leppie
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                2795 :) f(x) = round(-179.9813978 + 307.4704136*x + -167.4867127*x*x + 44.99822836*x*x*x)

                IronScheme
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                  I think I'm onto the right way, but don't have it quite right yet: if there really is a function f(x), so that f(1) = 5, f(2) = 125, f(3) = 450 and f(4) = 1250 then this may help f(1) = 5 = 5^1 = 5^x f(2) = 125 = 5^3 = 5 ^ (x+1) = 5 * 5^x f(3) = 450 = 3.6 * 5^x f(4) = 1250 = 2 * 5^x At least I have found a way to show that all values are multiples of 5^x. If we bring this into the right form, we probably will quickly see the solution. Edit My current guess for f(5) would be around 5^x = 5^5 = 3125

                  I'm invincible, I can't be vinced

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                  leppie
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                  I went brute force ;p See my latest answer.

                  IronScheme
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                    2795 :) f(x) = round(-179.9813978 + 307.4704136*x + -167.4867127*x*x + 44.99822836*x*x*x)

                    IronScheme
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                    CPallini
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                    50000000 :) algo:

                    switch(in)
                    {
                    case 1:
                    return 5;
                    case 2:
                    return 125;
                    case 3:
                    return 450;
                    case 4:
                    return 1250;
                    default:
                    return 50000000;
                    }

                    :laugh:

                    If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                    This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
                    [My articles]

                    In testa che avete, signor di Ceprano?

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                    • L leppie

                      2795 :) f(x) = round(-179.9813978 + 307.4704136*x + -167.4867127*x*x + 44.99822836*x*x*x)

                      IronScheme
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                      Gary Wheeler
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                      Wolfram Alpha, anyone? Or is Mathematica your bitch?

                      Software Zen: delete this;

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                        Because that is reserved for larger values of Pi.

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                        Lost User
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                        My current guess would be 5^x = 3125

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                        • G Gary Wheeler

                          Wolfram Alpha, anyone? Or is Mathematica your bitch?

                          Software Zen: delete this;

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                          leppie
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                          Gary Wheeler wrote:

                          Wolfram Alpha, anyone? Or is Mathematica your bitch?

                          Neither. Used http://creativemachines.cornell.edu/eureqa[^] :) Trying to find an 'integer' solution though. But 4 points is a little too little to infer a pattern :(

                          IronScheme
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                            I went brute force ;p See my latest answer.

                            IronScheme
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                            Lost User
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                            Do me one favor: Please try out the factors of 1, 5, 3.6 and 2 I got for X = 1, 2, 3 ,4 in this math software. What factor would be for x = 5?

                            I'm invincible, I can't be vinced

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                              Do me one favor: Please try out the factors of 1, 5, 3.6 and 2 I got for X = 1, 2, 3 ,4 in this math software. What factor would be for x = 5?

                              I'm invincible, I can't be vinced

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                              leppie
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                              Not quite sure how to input that into the software :(

                              IronScheme
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                                Not quite sure how to input that into the software :(

                                IronScheme
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                                Lost User
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                                input the points (1,1), (2,5), (3, 3.6) and (4, 2). I would like to know the value for (5, ?). I guessed that value to be 1 and then f(5) would be 3125. If your program can extrapolate a more precise value, we will se how good your brute force result and mine match.

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                                • U unknowndentified10111

                                  Someone ask me this IQ Test and I got really annoyed when I found out the answer. Here it is: If 1 = 5, and 2 = 125, and 3 = 450, and 4 = 1250, then 5 = ?

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                                  • U unknowndentified10111

                                    Someone ask me this IQ Test and I got really annoyed when I found out the answer. Here it is: If 1 = 5, and 2 = 125, and 3 = 450, and 4 = 1250, then 5 = ?

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                                    • U unknowndentified10111

                                      Someone ask me this IQ Test and I got really annoyed when I found out the answer. Here it is: If 1 = 5, and 2 = 125, and 3 = 450, and 4 = 1250, then 5 = ?

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                                      • U unknowndentified10111

                                        Someone ask me this IQ Test and I got really annoyed when I found out the answer. Here it is: If 1 = 5, and 2 = 125, and 3 = 450, and 4 = 1250, then 5 = ?

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                                        • U unknowndentified10111

                                          Someone ask me this IQ Test and I got really annoyed when I found out the answer. Here it is: If 1 = 5, and 2 = 125, and 3 = 450, and 4 = 1250, then 5 = ?

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                                          Luc Pattyn
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                                          As is often the case, there are an infinite number of correct answers. Examples: the cubic polynomial yields: 5 => 2785 one of the infinite number of fourth order polynomials yields: 5 => -1155 :)

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